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Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter.
For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own.

I like Gnome, but it is really slow on my older machine (AMD KII 386, 64 MB), so I have installed xfce and icewm. However, whenever I browse files or open a directory, the desktop switches to Gnome, which renders xfce unusable. Also, to get xfce back up, it seems I have to enter 'pkill xfce4-panel' in the terminal, power down the computer, boot back up, log into Gnome, select 'new login' from the menu, and finally log into xfce. The desktop also switches when using IceWM, but is more painless to get back (I just power down, boot back up and log into Ice. From my Googling, it seems that this an issue with Nautilus (though I cannot vouch that this is the real issue), but I have found no real advice on how to fix this. Any suggestions? Would I be best off doing a mini-RAM install without Gnome, or uninstalling Gnome? If so, would I be able to use Synaptic without too much hassle? Thanks!